Arcadia's election is being conducted through an all-mail ballot for the first time, and the City Clerk's Office will have a drop-off location open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today.

A crucial translation error could force the city to invalidate some of the ballots it receives. Chinese-language instructions directed voters to choose up to three candidates instead of two.

The city mailed correction notices in late March, and residents who already turned in their ballot were told to contact the City Clerk's Office for a new one.

In Sierra Madre, Councilwoman MaryAnn MacGillivray is the lone incumbent in the race for three available seats.

One seat currently belongs to termed-out Mayor John Buchanan, and the final two-year seat will complete former Mayor Joe Mosca's term. Mosca resigned last year because he moved out of the country, and the council has operated with only four members since then.

Attorney John Harabedian, Long Beach professor Gene Goss, former AT&T general manager John Capoccia and retiree Bill Tice are challenging for the two four-year seats.